Specimen Information

Tridentiger trigonocephalus
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
(Chameleon Goby)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID165372
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusTridentiger
Speciestrigonocephalus
Common NameChameleon Goby
StateCA
CountyContra Costa
LocalityDelta Protective Facility near Byron, trib. of San Joaquin River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Joaquin Delta
HUC8 Number18040003
HUC10 NameOld River
HUC10 Number1804000306
HUC12 NameLower Old River
HUC12 Number180400030605
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month3
Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:743
Author:Raquel, P.F.
Date:1988
Title:Record of the chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:74
Issue:1
Pages:60-61
Commentsfarthest upriver this species has been collected; temp 12.5C; 3.2ppt salinity
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalCal. Fish and Game, Stockton
VerifierKathy Hieb - Cal. Dept Fish and Game, Stockton
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size91 mm TL; 11.4 g


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